Qiao Mingtang changed his color slightly and said, "Eighty-eight people? Could it be... to go from the capital to Hexi, and these two hundred people are carrying it over along the way?"

Xue Huaian whispered: "That's not the case. Although the two hundred people are strong, Kong Wuwu, from Luo'an Jingcheng to the Wuping Prefecture in Hexi, it is nearly a thousand miles away. Even if there are two hundred cows, they will be exhausted."

"That's right." Qiao Mingtang nodded slightly.

Xue Huaian said: "So, the skilled craftsman who was transferred from the Ministry of Works will be able to load the wheels of the dragon chariot in the shortest time, and twenty horses will move forward together to pull the dragon chariot."

"So that's it." Qiao Mingtang suddenly realized.

Not far behind Qiao Mingtang, more than a dozen senior officials on Xishan Road were already looking at the dragon chariot in the distance, and they all looked surprised. Someone was already whispering and expressions were everywhere.

Xue Huaian led Qiao Mingtang and his group to a tent, but there was another wooden fence in front of them, with soldiers guarding them. Xue Huaian had already said, "Governor Qiao, wait here first. After the emperor comes out of seclusion, if he summons him, he will be passed on his own!"

Qiao Mingtang bowed and said that he was the case and led more than a dozen officials to kneel on the ground, waiting for the emperor's summons.

I don’t know how long it took, but when I heard a soft cry from behind, Qiao Mingtang turned around and saw an official lying to the ground, and an official next to him had already supported him.

"What's going on?" Qiao Mingtang frowned.

Wei Tianqing, the commander of the Imperial Guard, knelt not far behind him, had already replied softly: "Sir, Master Wei is exhausted and fainted!"

The head of Wei was named Wei Zheng, who was the chief of the Xishan Road Ministry of Rites. He was over fifty years old, his hair and beard were white, and his body was thin. His eyes were closed and his teeth were bitten tightly.

Qiao Mingtang was a little surprised and hurriedly ordered: "Feed him water!"

Wei Tianqing took off the water bag from his waist and poured some water into Wei Zheng's mouth with the help of other officials. After a while, he saw Wei Zheng coughing and finally opened his eyes.

Seeing several officials surrounding him, Wei Zheng was a little surprised. Wei Tianqing had already explained softly: "Master Wei, you just fell into a coma."

"Oh?" Wei Zheng supported himself and got up, "I'm rude, please bear with me!"

Qiao Mingtang frowned and said, "Master Wei, are you not seriously injured?"

Wei Zheng shook his head, Wei Tianqing had approached and whispered: "Sir, I went out in the morning and didn't eat at noon, and then I rushed here without stopping. Everyone was still hungry, and they were summoned by the emperor later, right?"

Qiao Mingtang frowned and said, "It's too late to say anything now. The dry food he brought is outside the camp and cannot be sent in..." He sighed and said, "Everyone is thrusting. Xuebutang said, "The emperor is sitting and the time to leave the palace is coming. When the emperor summons him, he will make plans."

Everyone bowed down to say yes.

I don’t know how long it took, but even Qiao Mingtang was exhausted. Finally, he saw an eunuch coming out. Qiao Mingtang and the officials were reluctant to cheer up. The eunuch shook his dust and said sharply: “The emperor issued an order to summon Qiao Mingtang, the governor of Xishan Road, and officials from various departments of Xishan’s departments to meet.”

Qiao Mingtang bowed to the officials and said yes, the eunuch was leading the way, while the officials followed Qiao Mingtang and went straight to the dragon chariot.

At this time, the dragon chariot was approaching, and the officials were even more surprised. Looking at the dragon chariot from a distance, it was already extremely huge. After getting closer, the dragon chariot seemed to be even larger. No wonder it took 88 people to lift it up. Even if you circle the dragon chariot in a circle, it would take a long time. The entire dragon chariot was completely a courtyard, surrounded by white marble railings. The dragon chariot was surrounded by carved beams and painted buildings, and it was gorgeous and luxurious. Under the light of the night pearl, it was even more dazzling and magnificent.

Qiao Mingtang had already seen a military general wearing armor near the dragon chariot looking here. The general was carrying a longbow and silver armor on his body, looking heroic.

The general's eyes were like cold stars, sweeping over the officials, but Qiao Mingtang had turned around and bowed deeply to the general.

Others don’t know it, but if they don’t even know this general, Qiao Mingtang has been in the officialdom for so many years in vain. He recognizes at a glance that the general is Xuanyuan Shao, the commander of the Royal Guards.

The absolute jewel of the first martial arts family in the empire!

Xuanyuan Shao also bowed and returned the favor to Qiao Mingtang, and then stood up as if he was tall and relaxed.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, a group of officials got on the dragon chariot. At this time, they found that the ground of the dragon chariot was covered with marble. Under the light of the night pearl, it was smooth and visible, with an amazing texture.

As Xue Huaian said, there is indeed a very wide hall on this dragon chariot, which is decorated with magnificent magnificently, which can accommodate forty or fifty people.

His Majesty the Emperor was wearing a Taoist robe and sat on the golden throne. When Qiao Mingtang and others entered, more than a dozen officials in the hall were standing on both sides. In addition to Xue Huaian, Qiao Mingtang discovered that many senior officials of the court, including the Ministry of Justice Nayan Zhouting, the Ministry of Personnel Secretary Lin Yuanfang, the Ministry of Revenue Secretary Ma Hong, the Ministry of Works Secretary Zheng Jie and other senior officials were all in the hall.

Qiao Mingtang was a little surprised. It would be fine if the emperor was on the northern tour, but there were quite a few officials who followed him this time. What's more important is that most of the senior officials from the Secretariat and the six ministries and yamen followed him.

Now that the empire is at an important moment, the war in the southeast is no longer possible to be extinguished in a short time, and it is becoming more and more intense. The Qingtian King of Hebei is also advancing step by step. Although the bandit chaos in other fields is far from the scale of the Heavenly Gate and the Qingtian King, it is also rampant. In addition to the bandits, the famine caused by the consequences is also threatening the foundation of the empire.

Although the northwest has a good climate this year, the climate within the pass is not good this year. Various droughts and floods have occurred in various places. It can be said that the empire is now full of holes and needs to be managed day and night by the empire's important officials to solve the important problems faced by the empire.

However, at this time, the important officials of the empire did not stick to the capital, but instead followed the northern tour. Qiao Mingtang really didn't know what the scene was like in Luo'an, the center of the empire.

These thoughts only flashed through his mind, and there was not much time for him to think about it. He quickly stepped forward, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "I am the governor of Xishan Road Qiao Mingtang, long live my emperor!"

The officials behind him also knelt down on the ground and shouted long live together.

His Majesty the Emperor has long white hair and beards, wearing a Taoist robe, looking a little tired, not very good, with a faint smile on his face, like an ordinary kind old man.

"Aiqing Qiao, I have not issued an order to summon you. Why did you come here?" Although the emperor looked bad, he seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled and said, "I have delayed official duties, so I will punish you!"

Qiao Mingtang immediately said: "The emperor visited the north and passed by the Western Mountains. I missed the emperor. My colleagues also wanted to see the heavenly face, and even wanted to wait for the emperor to give advice. Then I came to see the emperor's teachings. The affairs of the Western Mountain Road have been arranged, and I dare not be negligent at all!"

The emperor laughed and raised his hand and said, "Let's just flat!" After the officials got up, they laughed and said, "I know that many of you have never seen me before, and they have always wanted to see what I look like..." Sitting straight, leaning forward slightly, "I have done my job for me, but I have never seen me in my life, and I must feel so disappointed in my heart..."

As soon as he said this, the originally solemn atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Many ministers smiled. Lin Yuanfang, the Minister of Personnel, had already taken the lead: "All the world is the king's land, the shores of the land, the king's ministers, the people of the world are all the people of the saints. Who doesn't want to see the heavenly nature? But the saint is the true dragon emperor, the Great Luo Jinxian in the sky descends to the earth to save the people. How can ordinary ordinary people see the heavenly nature? If the ministers can see the heavenly nature next to the saints, that is the blessing of the ancestors. If the blessing is shallow, then they will never be able to see the heavenly nature."

His words were explicit, but the officials in the court were used to it and did not care. However, several officials from Xishan Road were a little surprised, thinking that a serious imperial minister in front of everyone, his words were so hypocritical and explicit, which made people get goose bumps all over his body, but looking at the emperor's appearance, it seemed that he was very helpful to this.

Wei Zheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites of Xishan Road, had already frowned.

The emperor smiled faintly and said, "What I saw along the way this northern tour made me very happy... Some people have bad intentions, saying that the Qin Empire is full of chaos, but it seems that the world is already in chaos, and many people even spread rumors and cholera people's hearts... It is false to hear it, but it is true to see it. This time I left the capital, I saw peace and stability. Qiao Aiqing, I ask you, are there really chaos everywhere in this world?"

"The rumor is heard by the Lord, and the rumors stop at the wise." Qiao Mingtang said respectfully: "The demonic way of the Heavenly Gate bewitches the people and causes chaos in the southeast, but the empire is still united and united. The wise way of the Heavenly Gate is powerful and powerful. The demonic way of the Heavenly Gate is just around the corner."

The emperor asked with a smile: "Is this true?"

"General Lei is a famous general. My Iron Cavalry of the Great Qin Dynasty is invincible. How can I compare to the Xiao Xiao Yaodao?" Qiao Mingtang bowed his body and lowered his head: "Although the Tianmen Demon Dao is rampant, it is only a corner of the land. My Great Qin Dynasty has a thousand miles of territory, and the Tianmen Demon Dao is not worth fearing!"

The emperor immediately laughed loudly and said, "Jiao Aiqing said it well, my soldiers of the Qin Dynasty are all made into steel and are invincible. I have General Lei to pacify the southeast, and good news will be delivered soon."

The ministers all said in unison: "The Lord is wise!"

At this moment, a voice was extremely harsh and said, "Your Majesty, I have the right to report!" Everyone looked in the voice, but saw that the person who was talking was an official from Xishan Road, with white hair and thin body. Qiao Mingtang turned around and frowned, "Master Wei, what are you going to do?"

The person who suddenly spoke was Wei Zheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites of Xishan Road.

Wei Zheng ignored Qiao Mingtang, went up from the crowd, and knelt down on the ground, "I have the right to report!"

The emperor looked at Wei Zheng a few times, and Qiao Mingtang said: "Master, this is Wei Zheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites of Xishan Road!"

"Oh?" the emperor gently stroked his white beard and smiled, "Wei Zheng, what do you have to report?"

"I want to impeach a few people!" Wei Zheng shouted: "These people are harming the country and the people, and deceive the king and the emperor, and are the treacherous ministers!" As soon as this statement came out, the officials in the hall changed slightly. The atmosphere was good, but Wei Zheng suddenly came out to impeach the ministers, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little serious. Lin Yuanfang, the Minister of Personnel, had already rebuked: "Bold, Wei Zheng, the emperor is a wise king of all ages, who can deceive the king and the emperor?"

The emperor raised his hand and signaled Lin Yuanfang not to say much. He leaned forward slightly, staring at Wei Zheng who was lying on the ground, and asked, "Who are you going to impeach?"

"The first thing I want to impeach is Qiao Mingtang, the governor of Xishan Road!" Wei Zheng raised his head and contacted the emperor's eyes. "Qiao Mingtang deceived the emperor and flattered him, ignored the safety of the empire, and abandoned the people of Xishan Road to ignore it. He was a great traitor and evil person!"
Chapter completed!